Here's What 2019 Holds For Paint.NET

The developer of the popular image editing tool Paint.NET, Rick Brewster, has shared his vision of what the coming year holds for his software. The 2019 roadmap for Paint.NET is an exciting one, promising migration to.NET Core, support for brushes and pressure sensitivity, and an expanded plugin system.

BetaNews: Changes are on the cards for app icons and improved high-DPI support -- something that may be seen as mere aesthetic by some, but important changes by others. Switching to.NET Core could have big implications for the software, as Brewter explains: 'It's clear that, in the long-term, Paint.NET needs to migrate over to.NET Core. That's where all of the improvements and bug fixes are being made, and it's obvious that the.NET Framework is now in maintenance mode. On the engineering side this is mostly a packaging and deployment puzzle of balancing download size amongst several other variables. My initial estimations shows that the download size for Paint.NET could balloon from ~7.5MB (today) to north of 40MB if.NET Core is packaged 'locally'. That's a big sticker shock... but it may just be necessary.'

And, for those who're interested: the move to.NET Core will finally enable a truly portable version of Paint.NET since. Proposals for better DDS support and brushes and pressure sensitivity will be welcomed by digital artists, and there can be few users who are not excited at the prospect of an expanded plugin system.

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